But for much of her life, the Portland transplant didn't see herself on the covers of industry magazines. Publications like Guitar World vaunted over-sexualized photo shoots to move gear guides, yet rarely feature women who were in the trenches touring and promoting their music.

"I was feeling hopeless. There wasn't an option for visibility," Reyna, 27, said.

So she decided to start her own magazine, which would grow to rival the publications that long ignored women musicians and even push Guitar World to end its bikini gear guide.

Five years in, She Shreds is the only print publication dedicated to covering women and non-binary guitarists and bassists. And on Oct. 27, the magazine will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a concert at Revolution Hall headlined by Hiatus Kayote frontwoman Nai Palm and featuring performances by Reyna's band, Savila, and Beyonce's touring guitarist, Francesca Simone.

Reyna was so busy overseeing the magazine for its first four years that she didn't pick up a guitar. She Shreds became her life.

"That's the mentality that I had," Reyna said. "I didn't really know or feel like I had much energy to sit down and keep playing guitar."

She was conflicted by the dual passions competing for her time. Reyna had long wished for women in music to find greater visibility, but playing guitar had always been her shield. It comforted her, made her feel invincible, she said.

"My mom, ever since I started playing would tell me I'm quiet and shy. But on stage, I turn into someone she didn't even know," she said. "I've been in a punk band and it brings out this sense that nobody can touch you. Nobody can do anything to you."

Reyna finally picked up an instrument again in 2016. First, Red Bull invited her to play in a guitar orchestra in New York City. The music bug bit Reyna hard and she soon went into the studio.

Reyna isn't the only artist on the Oct. 27 lineup who's back in the studio after a long stretch of playing support for other artists.

Francesca Simone, the Bay Area guitarist who toured with Beyonce and shredded alongside the pop icon during her highly anticipated Coachella set earlier this year, has been composing her own music after years of touring. Her first single, "Still," was released this May.

Simone and Reyna met at a music industry trade event in January and immediately began trying to figure out how to collaborate together. Simone was drawn to the mission of She Shreds, having typically been the lone woman in various lineups over the years.

"I've always wanted to be considered a guitar player, not a female guitar player," Simone said.

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The She Shreds show will be one of Simone's most intimate outings in years. She's used to playing packed stadiums and said it's a bit nerve-wracking to prepare for a smaller crowd.

"That scenario is so intimate," Simone said. "In a stadium, the spotlight is on you and you can't really see anyone. In a smaller show, you can see people. You can see the hairs on their arms and you can tell which facial expressions they're making."

Before Simone plays to the audience at Revolution Hall, she'll be discussing the role of women in the music industry with three other panelists in a talk moderated by Reyna.